Miranda Lambert, It All Comes Out in the Wash | Track Review 🎵

Miranda Lambert captivates with “It All Comes Out in the Wash,” a ‘unclean’ single that appears on her seventh studio album, ‘Wildcard.’

“‘Cause it’ll all come out, all come out in the wash /… Every little stain, every little heartbreak / No matter how messy it got / You take the sin and the men, and you throw ‘em all in / And you put that sucker on spin.” Hmm, it seems that Grammy-winning country artist Miranda Lambert is talking about more than just washing some clothes on “It All Comes Out in the Wash.”  Lambert has remained quite consistent throughout her career.  Her seventh studio album, Wildcard (November 1, 2019), is expected to be another winning addition to her discography. As for “It All Comes Out in the Wash,” well, we enjoyed the song so much that we featured it on a playlist, 21 Terrific Songs with ‘Come’ in the Title.

“If you wear a white shirt to a crawfish boil / Stonewashed jeans while you’re changing the oil…” Huh? Must be a southern, country thing.  Regardless, Miranda Lambert does reference literal dirty laundry, as above, but the juicier ‘dirty laundry’ is metaphorical.  She provides some insight into this energetic gem, via Nash Country Daily:

“…The song is just kind of a mix of scenarios that all of us have either been a part of or seen or, ya know, something that’s happened in all of our lives, and realizing that when you have something in your life that’s a little unclean at times or hurtful or a moment that you wish would pass, it does all pass and it all comes out in the wash.”

Awesomeness! Beyond the chorus, excerpted at the top, the bridge is quite a treat:

“And the laundry list goes like this
Every teardrop, every white lie
Every dirty cotton sheet, let it line dry
All the mistakes, all the wild streaks
That’s why the good Lord made bleach, oh-oh.” 

Final Thoughts

Miranda Lambert is easily among the crème de la crème when it comes to country music.  She continues to showcase her excellence on “It All Comes Out in the Wash,” a fun, honest record that should definitely excite the country fan base.  Even though it’s country through and through, this is a song that might also entertain non-country fans.  Yeah, it’s southern, but man, oh man, is it a bop.

Miranda Lambert • Wildcard • Vanner / Sony Music • Release: 11.1.19

Photo Credits: Vanner / Sony Music